The Swiss art critic, curator, multiple Venice Biennale and Documenta 5 director, and director of the Kunsthalle Bern, died last Thursday at the age of 71. He was instrumental to the careers of many of the artists I admire the most; consider his groundbreaking 1968–69 "When attitudes become form," an exhibition that showcased such in-the-rough luminaries as Eva Hesse, Walter de Maria, Joseph Beuys, and Richard Serra. If I recall correctly, he left after the deluge of negative reactions to that show (!), but not before he permitted Christo and Jeanne-Claude to wrap the Kunsthalle.
(If someone would be so kind as to translate one of his long-form books into English, I'd appreciate it. . . .)
Posted by Kriston at February 25, 2005 12:37 AM
